• The graduands after taking the oath

 

The Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), last week, presented 78 graduates of Pharmacy before Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) for induction and oath taking. The PCN Registrar, Mr Elijah Muhammed, administered the oath on the graduands in a ceremony held on the Sagamu campus of the institution.

 

Halimah Badmus emerged best graduating student, having graduated with highest Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).

 

The Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof Saburi Adesanya, led top management staff to the event, including Deputy VC, Prof Sule Odu and Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Prof Mbang Oyewo. Also, the Permanent Secretary, Ogun State Ministry of Health, Dr Daisi Odeniyi, and Pharm. Ibukun Oyeloninu, attended the event.

 

Halimah, who graduated as the best student in pharmaceutics and pharmacy technology, was presented with a plaque and N50,000 cheque. Others, who had the best results in their departments, were also honoured. They are Oyinlade Odujoko (Pharmacognosy), Yewande Adebanjo (Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmacy) and Latifat Edalere (Pharmaceutical Microbiology).

 

 

While describing the faculty as one of the best pharmacy schools, Prof Oyewo praised the VC for his support, describing him as an agent of change. She advised the gradaunds to be humble and adhere to the ethics of the profession.

 

Halimah attributed her success to God, saying the road to her success was not smooth. “There were challenges and there were times I asked why I chose to study Pharmacy. I thank God that I am able to surmount the challenges and graduate as best students.”

 

Mr Olawale Badmus, a parent, said her daughter had been showing a trait of brilliance since her primary school. Badmus said he was not surprised Halimah graduated as the best student of the faculty.

 

He said: “I am not surprised by my daughter’s feat. In fact, we do call her first lady, because of her trait of brilliance since primary school. I remember we wanted her to study Medicine but she did not subscribe to that because she did not like to see blood.”

 

By: Sanya Boluwatife

The Nation